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ant - Temnothorax ambiguus
Copyright © 2011 Ilona L.

ant - Temnothorax ambiguus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 1, 2011
Brachymyrmex depilis? These are very tiny yellow ants. This one is picking up a piece of pollen. Thought it would be nice to have a side view of them.

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 5 July, 2011 - 11:31pm
Last updated 6 July, 2011 - 2:49pm

Moved
Actually, in a whole different subfamily. See those two segments of the waist, and the short spines on the propodeum?

Brachymrmex is paler, has a one-segmented waist and no spines of any sort (and uniqely in NA ants, nine-segmented antennae, compared to this Temno's 11.)
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